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09 July 2020
NZAS terminates electricity contract and plans to wind-down operations following strategic review
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto will start planning for the wind-down of operations and the eventual closure of New Zealand Aluminium Smelters (NZAS) following the conclusion of its strategic review which has shown the business is no longer viable given high energy costs and a challenging outlook for the Aluminum industry. As a result, NZAS has given Meridian Energy notice t
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03 July 2020
Oyu Tolgoi mine design confirms project schedule and cost ranges and update to Ore Reserves and Mineral Resources
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Oyu Tolgoi LLC has completed an updated feasibility study (OTFS20) and is in the process of submitting this to the Government of Mongolia. The OTFS20 has been prepared in accordance with Mongolian regulations and standards which require mining companies to submit updated feasibility studies every five years. The updated study incorporates a new mine desi
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02 July 2020
Update on COVID-19 testing at Diavik diamond mine and food security initiatives
MONTREAL, Canada – Nearly 2,600 tests for COVID-19 have now been completed at Rio Tinto’s Diavik diamond mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada, with no cases detected in the workforce. On-site testing using nasopharyngeal swabs was introduced for Diavik employees and contractors seven weeks ago in collaboration with the Chief Public Health Officer of the Northwest Territories, as an extra p
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